Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N737KA, Thursday 24 December 1992

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Date:	Thursday 24 December 1992
Time:	13:00 LT
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:	Ketchum Air Service
Registration:	N737KA
MSN:	1261
Year of manufacture:	1959
Total airframe hrs:	15068 hours
Engine model:	P&W R-985
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Two Moon Bay, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Cordova-smith, AK
Destination airport:	Tatitlek, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
PILOT OF AMPHIBIAN FLOAT DHC2 BEAVER DEPARTED AIRPORT ON WHEELS ON VFR FLIGHT TO VILLAGE SERVED BY SEADROME ONLY. PILOT COULD NOT RECALL RAISING WHEELS AFTER DEPARTURE. PILOT MADE NORMAL APPROACH TO WATER LANDING AT VILLAGE AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED. PILOT RECALLED SEEING WHEELS EXTENDED FROM FLOATS AFTER SWIMMING FROM COCKPIT.

Probable Cause: AN INADVERTANT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND WHEELS DOWN WATER LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF CHECKLIST USE BY THE PILOT.

Accident investigation: